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We Shouldn't Kindle Edition

by Vi Keeland (Author), Jessica Royer Ocken (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 7,519 ratings
From #1 New York Times Bestseller Vi Keeland, comes a new, sexy standalone novel. Bennett Fox walked into my life on one hell of a crappy Monday morning. I was late for the first day at my new job—a job I’d now have to compete for even though I’d already worked eight years to earn it, because of an unexpected merger. While I lugged my belongings up to my new office, a meter maid wrote me a parking summons. She’d ticketed a long line of cars—except for the Audi parked in front of me, which happened to be the same make and model as mine. Annoyed, I decided to regift my ticket to the car that had evaded a fine. Chances were, the owner would pay it and be none the wiser. Except, I accidentally broke the windshield wiper while slipping the ticket onto the car’s window. Seriously, my day couldn’t get any worse. Things started to perk up when I ran into a gorgeous man in the elevator. We had one of those brief moments that only happened in movies. You know the deal…your body lights up, fireworks go off, and the air around you crackles with electricity. His heated stare left me flushed when I stepped off the elevator. Maybe things here wouldn’t be so bad after all. Or so I thought. Until I walked into my new boss’s office and met my competition. The gorgeous man from the elevator was now my nemesis. His heated stare wasn’t because of any mutual attraction. It was because he’d seen me vandalize his car. And now he couldn’t wait to annihilate his rival. There’s a fine line between love and hate—and we shouldn’t cross it. We shouldn’t—but straddling that line could be so much fun.
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"OMG! THIS IS MY MOST FAVORITE VI KEELAND BOOK TO DATE! It's brimming with feels and sexy and sweet! A binge worthy romance that made me fall in love! I can't say enough good things!" - Angie's Dreamy Reads

"I can't tell you how much I loved it!! The story was addictive and heartwarming! The romance was intense, sweet and steamy!" - Read More Sleep Less Blog

"I really don't know how Vi does it!!! She's only gone and made me fall in love with another one of her books." - Total Book Addicts

"There's plenty of laughter and fireworks to make this a much loved story. It never fails that I get deeply engrossed in a Vi Keeland story. At the end I feel as much as part of the story as the characters. The author knows how to pull you in and make you feel at home." - Reading Keeps me Sane

"I absolutely love Vi Keeland's writing. I know going into one of her stories that it'll be a richly told, well-written love story that is complex and complicated--the kind of love that isn't easily earned." -Red Cheeks Reads

"A super sexy read with a fantastic build up! They were enemies who became friends and then a whole lot more than either expected. You will fall in love with Bennett and all his imperfections!" - Keri Loves Books

About the Author

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty five languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MYHY5N7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ C. Scott Publishing Corp. (January 19, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 405 pages
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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films, and two of her books have been optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Customers love this book for its beautiful HEA ending, fun banter, and relatable characters, particularly appreciating the chemistry between Annalise and Bennett. The writing is well-crafted with believable dialogue, and customers enjoy the steamy scenes and emotional content with just enough angst.

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260 customers mention "Storyline"253 positive7 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, describing it as a good plot with emotional depth that ends in a beautiful Happily Ever After.

"...I cried and laughed over the same sentences. This is simply a great story with great characters who TALK!..." Read more

"...It was just a good ole’ enemies-to-lovers romance. It had humor, loss, love and very hot sex 🙂..." Read more

"...Her characters are interesting, strong and formidable, and I know that she will put me through the emotional wringer, but it will be worth every gut-..." Read more

"...The author did an excellent job keeping the readers in suspense trying to figure out his past...." Read more

174 customers mention "Fun to read"169 positive5 negative

Customers find the book entertaining, particularly appreciating the fun banter and banters between characters.

"...I cried and laughed over the same sentences. This is simply a great story with great characters who TALK!..." Read more

"...while this wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read it was still a good entertaining read which sometimes is perfect...." Read more

"...We Shouldn't is a slow burn office romance; I found it refreshing, funny, steamy and I love the feels it delivered with Bennett's backstory...." Read more

"...I will say I thought the way these two meet was comical. I also have to say the banter between these two was some of the best I’ve read...." Read more

141 customers mention "Character development"134 positive7 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, finding them smart, funny, and well-written, with one customer noting the chemistry between the main characters.

"...This is simply a great story with great characters who TALK! They have adult conversations and wrestle with real issues. I loved every word...." Read more

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"...Her characters are interesting, strong and formidable, and I know that she will put me through the emotional wringer, but it will be worth every gut-..." Read more

"...POV: First Person – Dual Bennett Fox; was smart and handsome and a successful career ahead of him until he is forced to work harder for..." Read more

60 customers mention "Writing quality"60 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, particularly noting the believable dialogue and honest banter between characters.

"...This is simply a great story with great characters who TALK! They have adult conversations and wrestle with real issues. I loved every word...." Read more

"...The writing was excellent, I found it hard to put it down; I fell in love with the story itself and all the characters...." Read more

"...I enjoyed it but didn’t fall in love. I LOVE this author’s writing...." Read more

"...a little sad at parts, made me blush, and gave me feelings with great writing. Not much to complain about here. #..." Read more

58 customers mention "Steamy content"58 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the steamy scenes in the book, describing them as hot, with one customer noting how the sexual tension creates a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

"...It's refreshing. --their connection is earned and OMG the sizzles and heat. I can't stand it. --guilt and shame are here too...." Read more

"...It had humor, loss, love and very hot sex 🙂..." Read more

"...n’t with an emotional and hard-fought romance that was as hot as it was humorous...." Read more

"...We Shouldn't is a slow burn office romance; I found it refreshing, funny, steamy and I love the feels it delivered with Bennett's backstory...." Read more

55 customers mention "Humor"55 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor, particularly its witty banter and sarcastic dialogue between characters.

"...They have adult conversations and wrestle with real issues. I loved every word. They are complex, and nothing is every trite or vague...." Read more

"...It had it’s own unique humor and completely entertained me...." Read more

"...and the way Bennett could tease Annalise so easy, it was so funny to read...." Read more

"...delivers an intriguing page turner that flows well and is written beautifully...." Read more

43 customers mention "Emotional content"43 positive0 negative

Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with just enough angst to make it heartwarming.

"...that she has the ability to give us stories that are intriguing, heartbreaking, heartfelt and of course off the charts HOT!!..." Read more

"...The emotions are so palpable and I could feel everything the characters experienced. How they fight for each other is powerfully moving...." Read more

"...It was fun to read, a little sad at parts, made me blush, and gave me feelings with great writing. Not much to complain about here. #..." Read more

"...that is perfectly executed with humor and just enough heartache to make your heart go pitter-patter...." Read more

39 customers mention "Chemistry"39 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the chemistry in the book, particularly noting the intense connection between Annalise and Bennett, with one customer describing it as "off the chart."

"...I loved their chemistry and the way Bennett could tease Annalise so easy, it was so funny to read...." Read more

"...what Vi Keeland did was create such great characters and chemistry between these two that I still found myself not wanting to put this workplace..." Read more

"...The sexual tension was so hot and steamy. Their chemistry was unstoppable...." Read more

"...She is at the top of my top 10 authors. The chemistry between Annalise and Bennet was off the chart. The arguments and sex were off the charts...." Read more

True love always wins 🥰🥰
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True love always wins 🥰🥰
OMG!!! I loved this book so much, that I finished it and started reading it again 🤭🤗. I started reading it and put it down but when I picked it up again, I couldn't and wouldn't put it down. Annalise and Bennett were prefect together. They had chemistry from the beginning but didn't let it get in the way of losing the job that they wanted. But oh when the feeling got stronger, it was game on!!! Trust me, you will be so happy that you read this book. I SURE AM🤗🤭🥰🤩.
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  • KC Caron
    5.0 out of 5 stars A full-throated argument for adding real romance and humor to every story ever told.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019
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    Let's talk Texas :) THIS STORY IS SOOOO MUCH MORE that an enemies to lovers office romance!

    For every moment of humor and surprise, there were moments of deep sorrow and longing. Still shocked writing this how many emotions this story stirred up.

    Bennett is a god... written with a sweet measure of his own vulnerability. He's a jerk, sure, but he never slips into a**h***. His distance and reserved tendencies are earned. There is a reason Bennett is disconnected and it's honest. And yet, he's the type of man who's soooo confident in his manliness, he can admit what a non-stud he was at the same time you sense he is gonna know every trick in the book. We need more Bennett Foxes in our fiction.

    Texas is an unknowing booty call queen. And it's so delicious to fall for this pair.
    Just buy the book. All the superlatives apply. Must read, can't put it down, swoon hero, sassy heroine.

    This page-turning love letter is Hilarious too.

    Annalise is a vulnerable live out loud take no crap goddess. There are more quirks packed in here... she's an oral driver, she has a Return of the Jedi fetish, and she eats pizza and cheats. I love her, even though she's a creative fruitcake, what a sexy little rule breaker she is.

    Every part of her is a perfect foil to the controlled, measured Bennett who is one broken lead pencil away from losing it over this co-worker who's gunning for his job. I LOVED EVERY WORD.

    Annalise is a fantastic heroine. And Keeland lingers, giving us a full-bodies woman to root for. She's isn't cookie cutter. She's alone, sure, but she's complicated. Smart and funny, and a total mess. When we meet her, she's stretched out over a stranger's car, wrestling a windshield wiper out of her curling hair. As soon as that disaster is averted, she goes deviant. Not what we were expecting, and definitely not what hot hot ad exec Bennett Fox was either. And Fox is everything. In his puffed up maleness, he calls Annalise Texas to intimidate her, shoves her in a janitor's closet and then goes on over the course of the book to reveal one of the most real, and resonating backstories I've read.

    A fantastic part of this story is how ADULT the story is. A few of the highlights are:
    --they talk like adults, they discuss their connection, their careers, their hopes and defeats.
    --the scenes we need are written out, not just referenced. The whole story is shown, not told. It's refreshing.
    --their connection is earned and OMG the sizzles and heat. I can't stand it.
    --guilt and shame are here too. in a subtle, touching sub plot delivered with nuance and sorrow.

    I cried and laughed over the same sentences. This is simply a great story with great characters who TALK! They have adult conversations and wrestle with real issues. I loved every word. They are complex, and nothing is every trite or vague. There are no short cuts for either of them, and that's part of the charm.

    Bennet is such a tease, I've laughed for days over his punchy flirting ...picks up french fry... to ...opening legs wide... ...wrap my fingers around... There are fantastic memories from every chapter.

    Last note: "Only race car drivers and pompous jerks wear driving gloves." PERFECT!

    This is just wonderful silly, sensual page turning writing. All the Stars.
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  • Bookrotic Blog
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enemies-to-lovers
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019
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    A storyline about co-workers fighting for the same job and their hate slowly turning into something more.

    I read this book in one day so while I’ve read this type of storyline a lot and thought it would feel repetitive of that it really wasn’t. It had it’s own unique humor and completely entertained me. Bennett had his jerk ways and while I had moments of wanting to punch him, I knew he was just fighting because he didn’t know how to handle what he was feeling. While Annalise seemed naive at times she’s really just a good person who brings out the best in Bennett. I loved the analogy Annalise’s friend came up with about The Beast. It so perfectly explained Bennett as a person.

    So while this wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read it was still a good entertaining read which sometimes is perfect. I don’t always need a bunch of emotions and angst and while this story had some mystery surrounding the background of Bennett it wasn’t something that had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It was just a good ole’ enemies-to-lovers romance. It had humor, loss, love and very hot sex 🙂
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  • Danielle
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 STARS! Intense, passionate, forbidden love story!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019
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    I absolutely love Vi Keeland’s writing. I know going into one of her stories that it’ll be a richly told, well-written love story that is complex and complicated—the kind of love that isn’t easily earned. Her characters are interesting, strong and formidable, and I know that she will put me through the emotional wringer, but it will be worth every gut-clenching moment to get there. Hers aren’t always easy to tell love stories, the great ones never are, but they’re consuming, all-encompassing and the kinds of stories that I get completely wrapped up in, and I absolutely love that about Keeland’s writing.

    We Shouldn’t, appropriately named, wasn’t your typical office romance. Bennett and Annalise were rivals, pitted against each other, competing for something they both wanted badly. Antagonistic and adversarial with an edge of attraction, their chemistry sizzled off the page. Every encounter between them seemed to bump up the heat beneath the pot of their simmering lust. When they weren’t throwing barbs and bantering back-and-forth, they were practically scalding each other with the heat burning between them. Their relationship was an intense and forbidden, a raging storm of emotion and passion, and I simply couldn’t get enough.

    Bennett Fox is my kind of hero. A bit broken and scarred, this bad boy worked hard to hide his good heart with a sexy, guarded demeanor. But there was so much more to this damaged man than he let show, opting instead to use a carefully constructed façade of arrogant cockiness and sarcasm to shield the good guy underneath. This was a man who needed healing, or more aptly, he needed a reason to allow himself to heal—and he found it in Annalise O’Neil. His usual M.O. was to play it fast and loose with the rules, but all that went out the window once Annalise entered his orbit.

    From her OCD tendencies and color-coded files, to her mile long legs and bombshell beauty, he just couldn’t seem to employ those tactics against her. Bennett’s inner musings, cluelessness and utter confusion over his feelings were one of my favorite parts of this character’s development. Annalise was thoughtful, kind and, most importantly, honest, and despite her own trust issues and the broken heart she was nursing, she wound up being his perfect counterpart. I loved how she was able to see through Bennett’s act and call him on it. It was her willingness, despite her own relationship history, to take a leap of faith that ultimately guided them through the rollercoaster of emotions they needed to deal with to get to something real.

    This couple had their work cut out for them to get to their happily ever after. They had big obstacles in their path, and they had to sift through some heavy baggage to get there. Keeland takes readers along for the ride in We Shouldn’t with an emotional and hard-fought romance that was as hot as it was humorous. I was positively enthralled by this love story, and I devoured this book with heart-racing anticipation in a day. Five smooches from me for We Shouldn’t by Vi Keeland!
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  • Laura Diniz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interessante e divertido!
    Reviewed in Brazil on July 25, 2019
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    Uma história que prende a atenção, tem ótimas personagens, situações divertidas e com um enredo bem desenvolvido. A avaliação das questões éticas fica a critério dos leitores.
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  • Usuario amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Opinión
    Reviewed in Spain on March 9, 2019
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    Great story. Amusing, funny, believable. Entertaining. The main characters are equal so the dialogues are interesting. I recommend this reading.
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  • Lyn, Welsh border.
    5.0 out of 5 stars So soooooo good! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2025
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    Vying for the same job shouldn't be a turn on but ............ If you like wickedly funny bantering, love/hate bickering and a lot of sexual chemistry then you'll love this! And when you've got your breath back from laughing so much you'll lose it again when the bickering stops and a true romance rises. Truly a brilliant read. 🌋💥💗
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  • Anon 301
    5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED this book
    Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2019
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    Why did I love this book so much? The writing is excellent , the character and relationship development is at the right pace(not rushed) and there is laugh out loud humour. The people in the book are attractive inside and out, people that are real, charming.
    I don't usually have such a positive reaction to a book.
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  • Corina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enorm veel humor en prachtig verhaal...
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on May 23, 2020
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    Ik heb veel Vi gelezen, maar deze is by far de allerbeste! Ik kan me niet herinneren dat ik eerder de slappe lach kreeg tijdens het lezen van een boek. Echt fantastisch! De personages zijn briljant uitgewerkt, het verhaal geweldig, maar vooral heel veel goede humor. Aanrader!!!
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